Inflation Rate Rises Again – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday made the Consumer Price Index available, which measures inflation, with the rate rising from 11.23 percent in August to 11.28 percent in September 2018.

The NBS said in a report, “The Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, increased by 11.28 per cent year-on-year in September 2018. This is 0.05 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in August 2018 at 11.23 per cent.”

It stated that on a month-on-month basis, the headline index increased by 0.84 percent in September, down by 0.21 per cent points from the rate recorded in August, which was 1.05 per cent.

NBS said the percentage change in the average composite CPI for the 12-month period ending September 2018 over the average of the CPI for the previous 12 months was 13.16 per cent, a difference of 0.39 per cent from the 13.55 per cent recorded in August.The report also said that the urban inflation rate increased by 11.7 per cent year-on-year in September, from 11.67 per cent recorded the previous month.

“The rural inflation rate increased by 10.92 per cent in September 2018 from 10.84 per cent in August 2018,” NBS added.

On a month-on-month basis, it stated that the urban index rose by 0.86 per cent in September, down by 0.14 from one per cent recorded in August, while the rural index also rose by 0.82 per cent in September, down by 0.14 per cent from the rate of 0.96 per cent recorded in August.

“The corresponding 12-month year-on-year average percentage change for the urban index is 13.58 per cent in September 2018. This is less than 13.95 per cent reported in August 2018, while the corresponding rural inflation rate in September 2018 is 12.80 per cent compared to 13.21 per cent recorded in August 2018,” the NBS added.